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Diamonds in the Sky: Scientists want to inject diamonds into our atmosphere to cool the planet!
Scientists propose using synthetic diamond dust to reflect sunlight and reduce global temperatures.…
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Right now, the Sun is far more active than predicted - and small satellites are paying the price
Three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University's Binar Space Program burned up in Earth's …
PTI
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Using the Webb telescope, scientists may have found the ‘best bet’ for an ocean world outside our solar system!
Among all known temperate exoplanets, this is possibly the most promising candidate for confirming …
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A 3-billion-year-old meteorite might have sparked life on Earth, study asserts
A massive meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago may have triggered environmental changes that hel…
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Earth 2.0? Astronomers have discovered the nearest-yet potentially-habitable planet with Earth-like temperatures!
In our ongoing search for alien life, astronomers have scoured the cosmos, longing for a connection…
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Why is China building a base on the Moon?
With a long-term vision mapped out through 2050, China’s space agencies are setting the stage for a…
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Seeds of life among the stars: MIT scientists find complex carbon molecules in a distant cloud, pointing to clues to Earth’s beginnings!
This discovery supports the idea that life's building blocks were present early in the Solar System…
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4 asteroids — including one plane sized and two house sized objects — to approach the Earth today, NASA warns: here’s all we know
NASA is tracking several asteroids that will pass near Earth in October 2024, none pose any direct …
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It's official, folks! The ESA has finally confirmed that Earth indeed is still habitable (here’s why!)
The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft just confirmed Earth's habitability during its flyby. …
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The Earth had a Saturn-like ring of its own once, a shocking new study has suggested
Scientists suggest Earth had a colossal ring of space debris 466 million years ago, leading to mete…
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The Covid lockdowns did WHAT to the Moon?!
A recent study has revealed an unexpected consequence of the global lockdowns imposed in 2020 to cu…
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An interplanetary collision might have shrunk Mercury to its current size, scientists think
Mercury, the smallest and closest planet to the Sun, has long captivated scientists with its extrem…
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OPINION: Planet vs Plastics — A multi-stakeholder approach to clean up the Earth
Life cycle assessment of plastic reveals that petroleum-based plastics can be recycled three to fou…
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Do we really need so many satellites?
Space, despite its vastness, is becoming a bit cramped — at least in the low-orbit band where these…
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Mini-moons like the one Earth just captured could be huge business opportunities
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. W…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Sealing panel used aboard the Jupiter-bound Europa Clipper spacecraft to sport a message encoded in Hindi!
One side of this plate displays etchings of 103 waveforms, representing the word “water” in differe…
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Forget distant fly-bys of giant rocks—this plane-sized asteroid will come within 1.7 million km of Earth this week!
Come Friday, this near-Earth object will make its closest approach to our planet in a decade!
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Dark oxygen: How the discovery of new oxygen deep underwater has reignited the search for alien life
Scientists have discovered 'dark oxygen' that is produced deep underwater, potentially reshaping ou…
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Butterfly basin: Astronomers find the biggest known reservoir of planet-forming ingredients around a young star!
In the vast expanse of the cosmos, countless elements and compounds converge in cosmic clouds, offe…
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Astronomers find planet that seems too humongous to be orbiting its parent star!
A group of astronomers has identified a planet over 13 times the mass of Earth in orbit around an u…